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Be Mega Podcast

Luke Hesler and Adam Martenswww.megatoncitynews.com
Welcome to the Be Mega Podcast. We are two writing partners and lifelong friends who collaborate to create stories about Megas - heroes and villains with super powers and ordinary origins. Weirdos just like the rest of us. Find the Megaton City News webcomic and our published works at www.megatoncitynews.com. If you like our work see our Patreon page for opportunities to receive more and join the fun. https://www.patreon.com/bemega
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Episodes

A Renegade Metal Art Hero

In their latest writing session Adam and Luke develop a character that combines a love of classic cartoons with an expert hand at crafting metalworks. This craftsman and performance artist forges a strong defense against all that would do humanity harm. Meet the Anvilanche! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creativity. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story about the imagined Megaton City and ...

Mar 26, 201832 min

The Coolmarm - A Time-Travelling Educator

A 19th Century teacher leaps into the future and back again to save minds everywhere! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creativity. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story about the imagined Megaton City and the daily struggles and aspirations of a growing population of super powered heroes and villains. Support Adam and Luke's Mega work at www.patreon.com/bemega.

Oct 19, 201728 min

A Health Care Hero

Welcome to the Mega HQ where writers Adam and Luke digitally convene to throw around ideas until new character emerges right in front of your ears. This week we meet a hero who seeks to provide all of humanity with the health they deserve. The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creativity. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story about the imagined Megaton City and the daily struggles and aspirations...

Sep 13, 201741 min

Super Suave Origin Story

Harold is an awkward 8th grader who tries everything and just can't make friends. When he seeks extreme treatment from a disreputable scientist, a Mega hero emerges to fight for social connection! Be you. Be creative. Be Mega! Join writing partners Adam and Luke on the Be Mega Podcast for rapid-fire sessions of collaborative creative writing. Each episode features the brainstorming of a character and story from the world of Megaton City, where super powers are as common as donuts and coffee! Sup...

Aug 01, 20175 min

The Imaginaire Origin Story

Clive Farber is a socially anxious cashier who pours his active imagination into the pages of journals and sketchbooks until a mystical ink transforms him into a Mega-powered champion of creativity! Be you. Be creative. Be Mega! Join writing partners Adam and Luke on the Be Mega Podcast for rapid-fire sessions of collaborative creative writing. Each episode features the brainstorming of a character and story from the world of Megaton City, where super powers are as common as donuts and coffee! S...

Jul 28, 20176 min

The Gratitude Attitudinator Origin Story

A young robotics engineer becomes the ultimate robotic hero set to save humanity through the power of gratitude. Be you. Be creative. Be Mega! Join writing partners Adam and Luke on the Be Mega Podcast for rapid-fire sessions of collaborative creative writing. Each episode features the brainstorming of a character and story from the world of Megaton City, where super powers are as common as donuts and coffee! Support Adam and Luke on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bemega

Jul 27, 20177 min

Parrots, Pigeons, Pirates

Welcome to the Be Mega Podcast - where writers Adam and Luke turn ideas into stories right in front of your ears. This week our fearless hosts create a hero who is equally at home fighting injustices at sea or in midair. Get ready for swashbuckling and potatoes as we launch season three of the Be Mega Podcast! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creativity. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story...

Jul 18, 201730 min

Mega Origins - Crunchy Teeth, The Manda, Jitter Jerk

Behold, origin stories for three unlikely heroes created on the Be Mega Podcast. Experience the chompers of Crunchy Teeth, the black and white majesty of the Manda, and the caffeine-shakes of the Jitter Jerk! Join writing partners Adam and Luke on the Be Mega Podcast for rapid-fire sessions of collaborative creative writing. Each episode features the brainstorming of a character and story from the world of Megaton City, where super powers are as common as donuts and coffee! Support Adam and Luke...

Jun 03, 201711 min

Be Mega Origin Stories: The Meaty Glob - Victoria Puppyfoot - Ham Slam Man

Behold, origin stories for three unlikely heroes created on the Be Mega Podcast. It's all about meat and feet on this episode of Be Mega Origins! Join writing partners Adam and Luke on the Be Mega Podcast for rapid-fire sessions of collaborative creative writing. Each episode features the brainstorming of a character and story from the world of Megaton City, where super powers are as common as donuts and coffee! Support Adam and Luke on Patreon at www.patreon.com/bemega

May 30, 201710 min

Origin Stories: The Intervention - Patience Mustard - Alternative Rick

The origin stories for three creative heroes with non-violent approaches to fighting crime. Get ready for extra mustard, mandolin madness, and the ultimate intervention! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creating. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story about the imagined Megaton City and the daily struggles and aspirations of a growing population of super powered heroes and villains. Support A...

Apr 13, 201713 min

Bad Pastry Rising

The first ever Be Mega Podcast focusing on the creation of a villain, this week's episode is dedicated to anyone marginalized or negatively affected by the rising tide of unpleasantness in the world. Now more than ever is the time to make art, help others, and be Mega! A sinister bakery magnate commands an empire of Cheez Muffin addicts. Narcissistic, devious, and full of hate, beware the Muffinlomaniac! If you are able please consider supporting these organizations that help those who need it: ...

Nov 21, 201644 min

Origin Stories: Sock Monger, Toxic Taxi Driver, Spectacular Synonym

Get ready for the mysterious and Megatastic origin stories for the Sock Monger, Toxic Taxi Driver, and Spectacular Synonym. The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creating. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or story about the imagined Megaton City and the daily struggles and aspirations of a growing population of super powered heroes and villains. Support Adam and Luke's Mega work at www.patreon.com/be...

Oct 27, 201610 min

Shopping Ain't Easy

A misguided youth accidentally sabotages his family's successful grocery business. Employees become walking billboards. Fresh produce becomes handheld marketing material. Grandma becomes... something else. And the entire notion of grocery shopping is threatened by a sinister stranger. Hop into a shopping cart and hang on tight, kids - there's a Mega hero hiding in the local grocery store! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collabora...

Oct 05, 201650 min

Mega Origins - Tomato Hawk. Vitamin Spider. Father Bigfoot.

Get ready for rapid fire hero origin stories on this special episode of the Be Mega Podcast! A geneticist and her pet hawk are genetically mutated into tomato-based Megas. An indoorsy internet junky supplements to the point of bonus appendages. And Bigfoot encounters a mysterious meteor and transforms into a Mega champion for the environment. The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creating. Each episode focuses on the deve...

Sep 24, 20169 min

Dome Sweet Home

A secret mission beginning in 1986 sought to prepare for a future of human habitation in deep space. When antiquated technology mixes with powerful orange space rocks, a super-evolved hero with insatiable curiosity is born. Get ready to blast into the past and the future simultaneously when writers Adam and Luke dream up a Mega origin story combining classic video games, radical space travel, and Arnold Swarzenegger movies. Ain't no party like a geodesic dome party on this week's episode of the ...

Sep 20, 201659 min

Gratitude vs Robot Zombie Teachers

A high school robotics fair is invaded by an army of robot zombies led by the villainous Gregglex. Can the gratitudinal lasers and advanced technology of the Gratt-Att save the science students from certain zombie doom? Writers Adam and Luke pick sides and create a new action-packed story in Mega-Battle style. The Be Mega Podcast is where writing partners Adam and Luke share their collaborative creative process. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or the creation of a story ab...

Aug 19, 201631 min

A Political Hero For All

A justice-obsessed debate team leader learns a valuable lesson about the importance of diplomacy and the greater good as she heroically commits to a life of public service. Mr. Helpman, diplomatickinesis, and alien car keys. Oh, and an entire new extraterrestrial civilization. Lots happening this week in Megaton City! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for a fast-paced session of collaborative creating. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or...

Aug 12, 201650 min

Loafmaster Slice: Outtakes & Bloopers

This blooper episode features extra crumbs and crusty bits from the Loafmaster Slice recording session. As a shortened episode, it is mostly out of context and crammed full of ideas. Listen to the full Loafmaster Slice episode to hear the whole story! The Be Mega Podcast is a weekly adventure in collaborative storytelling as Adam and Luke develop original stories about the growing population of heroes and villains in their fictional metropolis Megaton City. Make up characters. Tell stories. Be M...

Aug 10, 201616 min

Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Sliced bread has been the undisputed "best thing since" champion since it first popped on the scene in Chillicothe, Missouri, 1928. Today's Mega origin story features a small town inventor who specializes in the oft derided technological sandwich arts as he reveals his top secret Sandwich Compiler at the prestigious Sliced Bread Saturday Festival. When the Order of Loafmasters bestow upon him a mystical slice of bread will he rise to the occasion or did he bite off more than he can chew? The Be ...

Aug 04, 201651 min

The Gratitude Attitudinator Robot

Stare into the future on this high tech episode of the Be Mega Podcast as Adam and Luke create a sentient robot with an epic name. One young robotics engineer sacrifices her own life to make the world a more grateful place. A grateful place with super freaking cool robots. The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for their collaborative creative process. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or the creation of a story about the imagined Megaton City...

Jul 30, 201655 min

Mega Outtakes Reel

A bonus outtakes episode of the Be Mega Podcast featuring our most entertaining blunders and buffoonery that was cut from recent episodes. Beware of adult innuendo and extreme weirdness. Make up characters. Tell stories. Be Mega! The Be Mega Podcast invites you to join writing partners Adam and Luke for their collaborative creative process. Each episode focuses on the development of a character or the creation of a story about the imagined Megaton City and the daily struggles and aspirations of ...

Jul 29, 201610 min

Sock Monger battles Footrot and Funky Foot

Notorious pranksters Footrot and Funkyfoot target a summer concert series with their odorous hijinks. Brace your nose for filthy socks and toe jam balls as The Sock Monger flies with a static electric flash to save the day! Will there be enough socks to contain the stench? What will become of the music? Why is it always the left sock that gets lost in the laundry? The Be Mega Podcast is where writing partners Adam and Luke share their collaborative creative process. Each episode focuses on the d...

Jul 22, 201625 min

The Heroic Type

Adam and Luke meet at the Mega HQ once again to create the story of Courtney Keye, a hero with a history of reading difficulties. All she wants to do is connect with people, so she becomes an expert at using text messages, emojis, and GIF files to overcome her reading deficiency. The story gets weird after a chance encounter with the world's first consumable communications device! She is the champion of conversation and mistress of multimedia - it's Qptn Qwerty!

Jul 15, 201649 min

Tomato Hawk vs Gorilla Grubb

Adam and Luke go head to head to create a story full of surprise havoc in the first ever Mega Battle episode of the Be Mega Podcast. The original characters created in episode 1 return when the Gorilla Grubb launches a world domination scheme amidst a public health emergency. Will the Tomato Hawk be able to stop him in time? What will happen to the rash-covered citizens? When can we have some tomato juice?

Jul 08, 201621 min

Top-Notch Underdog

Welcome to season 2 of the Be Mega Podcast! Adam and Luke kick off the creating with the story of Harold, an awkward 8th grader determined to overcome personal challenges and finally make some friends his own age. After a shocking run-in with a suspicious psychologist's experiment, Harold is given special powers and takes up the fight against societal awkwardness everywhere. The defender of social outcasts. The champion of human connection. The name that rhymes with Dave. It's SUPER SUAVE!

Jul 07, 201641 min

Blades, Bots, and Butter

Inspiration arrises from the ineffectual blade of a butter knife on episode 20 of the Be Mega Podcast where we make mega stories out of regular ideas. Combining the discipline of the Samurai, the latest nanotechnology, and a hundred pounds of frosting, Adam and Luke create a hero with mastery of sword and spatula. The champion of chocolate. The defender of danishes. The savior of sugar. The Be Mega Podcast is a (mostly) weekly podcast where writing collaborators and lifelong friends Adam and Luk...

Jun 03, 201648 min

Video Game Heroics

A video game playing injury sparks an idea for a tech-savvy hero searching for her lost family. Artificial intelligence, wifi, and the Swiss family Hesler combine with a bunch of other wackiness on the way to creating a good-hearted hero out there saving both the real and digital world for the innocent. Find a strong wifi signal in your coffee shop or living room of choice and get ready to meet the 19th hero to be created on the Be Mega Podcast!

May 20, 201638 min

A Hero Who Helps

An idea captures Adam's attention while spring cleaning and develops into an elderly hero out there trying to make life easier for everybody. This one proves that if your mind is open and the creative juices are flowing, heroic characters and unexpected stories can emerge from unlikely places. And a character created in a previous episode makes a cameo appearance, playing a critical role in the origin of a most obliging hero. Thanks for joining us for another Be Mega Podcast, where writers colla...

May 06, 201655 min

The Imaginaire

Anything is possible for a hero with megafied imagination. In a lively brainstorming session, Adam and Luke ponder the exotic doo-doo bird, goldfish dongles, and time-travelling Nazis on the way to making a character who begins incapable of human interaction and emerges as an unstoppable force of creation. Get your ears ready for a hero specially made for all you long-suffering creatives like us.

Apr 21, 201646 min

The Automancer

Dreaming of an automobile maintenance solution, Luke and Adam create a character with an artistic approach to vehicle manipulation. Further episode highlights include late night writing sessions, the attack of the polar bear opposites, and a bonus guest collaborator joins the fray to help maneuver this auto-episode to a mega finish. Make stories. Create Heroes. Be Mega.

Apr 14, 20161 hr 4 min
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